United Nations Commission on Population and Development

The current world population of 7.2 billion is projected to increase by 1 billion over the next 12 years and reach 9.6 billion by 2050, according to a United Nations report launched today (13 June), which points out that growth will be mainly in developing countries, with more than half in Africa. UNTV

Opening the 2013 session of the Commission on Population and Development on the issue of migrations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that "People have different ways to describe the result they speak of a melting pot, or a mosaic. By any name, migration offers challenges we must face and benefits we can harness." UNTV